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Thanks for all the replies Scott, Funnyperson, Mpegger, Nebulous, Rattle, burebista, ancalime, Vento and Diggrr!
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I have a SeaSonic M-12 500 watt modular psu.
Of course I would, considering I'm looking for a cheap one right now =P
Not sure if anyone is aware, but PCP&C has seasonic build the Silencer series power supplies.
I had an voice interview a few months ago, and he stated that the engineers designed it, but they have no one to build it. They tell them what parts to use, and build it. But After they're built, the are sent back to PCP&C for vigorous testing. Which is why you get a test sheet with every PCP&C power supply. But if you would to look up the UL number, you will see its made by SeaSonic.
Not sure if anyone is aware, but PCP&C has seasonic build the Silencer series power supplies.
I had an voice interview a few months ago, and he stated that the engineers designed it, but they have no one to build it. They tell them what parts to use, and build it. But After they're built, the are sent back to PCP&C for vigorous testing. Which is why you get a test sheet with every PCP&C power supply. But if you would to look up the UL number, you will see its made by SeaSonic.
The Seasonic x900 is the same unit as the Silencer 750. If you live outside the us and you can't get the Silencer grab the x900.
Now that is an amazing tip!
Thank you so much!
(I live in South Africa - this kind of information is gold...)
No problem it took a while until someone posted a review of the x900 where they actually gutted it (I couldn't get anyone to ship an x900 into the states). You can see it here:
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/power_supply/seasonic_x900_ss-900hp_900w_psu/1
and compare it to here:
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM2OSwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0
the transformer is the same, the primary cap is the same value, the PCB is the same minus the silk-screen, input filtering is the same, the fan is the same, secondary is the same arrangement and the wiring is all the same.
Joe,
Yes, through some earlier posts here, we were made aware of that. You guys that keep up with this more than the mainstream users know this very well. Many condemn certain makers or models of power supplies and paint them with the same brush. Some of them OEM out many models and a few previous brands with bad names are actually made by top notch OEMs and their power supplies are quite good.
This certainly is not the case with the PCP & Cooling/Seasonic OEM models. That was the purpose of my comment above about the Corsairs.
Do you think PCP&C is over rated, and the Seasonics are better?
Joe,
What would prompt that question from my statement?